0210 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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(Referring to questions asked by the Solicitor General).

Mr. Arnold: He is asking how long it took to do all this work connected with it. (Referring to work done by Frank the day of the murder.)

The Court: Well, he knows what he is asking him. (Referring to the Solicitor General.)

Upon this suggestion of the court that the solicitor knew what he was doing, the spectators in the court room applauded by striking their hands together and by the striking of feet upon the floor, creating quite a demonstration Defendant's counsel complained of the conduct of the spectators in the court-room. The court gave no relief except directing the Sheriff to find out who was making the noise.

(c). During the examination by Mr. Arnold, counsel for the defendant, of V. H. Kreigshaber, a witness for the defendant, there was laughter in the audience sufficiently generally distributed throughout the audience and loud enough to interfere with the examination. Mr. Arnold called the Court's attention to the interruption for the purpose of obtaining some action from the Court thereon.

The court stated that if there was other disorder, no one would be permitted in the court room the following day and requested the Sheriff to maintain order.

(d). That during the trial, on Friday, August 22nd, 1913, when the court had just adjourned for the day, and the jury was about 200 feet away from the court house proceeding north on Pryor street, as Mr. Dorsey, the Solicitor General, was leaving the court room, a large crowd assembled in front of the Court house, and in the hearing of the jury cheered and shouted "Hurrah for Dorsey."

(e). That during the trial, on Saturday, August 23, 1913, when court adjourned and Mr. Dorsey emerged from the court room, a large crowd, standing on the street, applauded and cheered him, shouting "Hurrah for Dorsey". At that time the jury was between the court house and what is known as the German Cafe and near enough to the crowd to hear the cheering and shouting. A portion of the crowd moved up in front of the cafe at which the jury were at lunch, and in the hearing of the jury shouted "Hurrah for